Amaretti Custard

In a food processor, blend the bread and amaretti cookies into crumbs. In a bowl, beat the eggs and egg yolks with 1/2 cup of sugar, the cocoa powder,...

Cooks in:1h20mins

Levels:Medium

Serves:12

List of Ingredients

2 C. of milk

1 C. of sugar

2 OZ. of stale bread

1.5 OZ. of amaretti cookies

1/2 C. of unsweetened cocoa powder

2 of eggs

2 of egg yolks

Vanilla bean pod

Lemon

Method

1

In a food processor, blend the bread and amaretti cookies into crumbs. In a bowl, beat the eggs and egg yolks with 1/2 cup of sugar, the cocoa powder, the bread and cookie crumbs, and the seeds from half a vanilla bean pod; then add in the milk.

2

In a small saucepan, melt the rest of the sugar together with the juice of half a lemon until it begins to caramelize. Pour this caramel into 12 flan molds, then fill them with the cacao mixture; place them in a baking pan with high edges on top of a sheet of parchment paper.

3

Fill the baking pan with hot water so that the molds are immersed about 2/3 of the way; bake at 300°F for about 45 minutes. Take them out of the oven and remove them from the bain-marie; let them cool completely before removing them from the molds. Serve with dollops of whipped cream, if desired.